Kids Bridge Family Visitation Center will hold its annual charity bowling tournament Nov. 7 at Anastasia Lanes, 3245 A1A South in St. Augustine.
Registration opens at 11 a.m., followed by bowling from noon to 2 p.m. The afternoon competition is limited to 18 teams and will include a 50/50 drawing. Participants can form a team, sponsor a team or individual, or contribute money or a silent-auction item.
Founded in 2002, Kids Bridge provides a neutral, home-like setting for children to visit parents under trained staff supervision during family crises. The St. Augustine nonprofit also offers monitored child exchanges between parents and monitored phone calls.
Lynn Waugh Straughan, the organization’s president and a board member, said the tournament helps sustain services for families navigating difficult transitions. Kids Bridge says more than 2,500 families have used its services since it opened.
The organization’s programs include divorce stabilization support for young people, parent coaching using a Nurturing Parenting curriculum, a healing arts program for parent-child bonds during supervised visits, and adult education programs focused on family violence and abusive or controlling behaviors.
Doug Burnett and St. Johns Law are the tournament’s title sponsor. Those interested in registering, sponsoring or donating can contact [email protected].
